A Couple Of Tokens I Picked Up In A Collection I Just Got

silver and gold coins with the same "dragon slayer" design were issued through out the United Kingdom, but not as Canadian pennies.

Currently the 1894 is on loan to Dr. Haxby. I suspect it is the finest fat 4 known.
At the same auction I also picked up a UC-1, currently listed under a different heading
on page 262 in Charlton's 8th edition of Canadian Colonial Tokens.

Living in south (far south) Florida hinders travels to Canada. And I almost did not make
the Torex I did attend. I was on vacation visiting my brother in northwest Pennsylvania
and mentioned I was planning on attending the Torex in eight days. He asked if I had a
pass-port. I never had one. Years ago all that was needed was a drivers license. He said
since 9-11 things have changed. I went to the post office that afternoon and they said I
needed a copy of my birth certificate. Great, it is locked up in a safety deposit box in
Florida. I had to drive two hours to Erie to get a duplicate. I return to the post office
the next day and complete the paperwork and pay the fees. They said it would take 6 weeks.
I need it in 6 days. They gave me the phone number of a company in DC that for an additional
fee (150.00) could walk the paper work through, but could not guarantee delivery on time.
The afternoon prior to the Torex, the passport arrived. Early the morning of the Torex I drove
my HT2 Hummer to Canada.

I would like to return, but current financial restraint seem to interfere. Too much money is
currently being spent on Canadian Coins and Tokens. I recently obtained an NGC Proof 1852 ONE
PENNY St. George token.

doug